April 21:
We managed to pull off a successful visit in Jackpot by the skin of Ray's teeth. We had started the visit by being ahead $150 or so dollars. Then the cards started a campaign of ugliness and we were down a few hundred. At the final sitting, Ray had a tremendous run of good cards and came out about $300 ahead. So giddy with glee, we walked out to the trailer and noticed it was leaning seriously and very noticeably. A neighbor came out when he saw us trying to figure out what was going on. He said they had heard a huge boom and saw the trailer tip. Turned out that one of the front stabilizers had given way for whatever reason. Luckily, we had left the trailer hooked to the truck. Had we been unhooked, the trailer would have suffered a good bit of damage because it would have fallen to the frame, but the truck held it up. Another almost disaster that turned out quite lucky. I think that the pin in the stabilizer snapped because it is so stinking cold: 21 degrees this morning. We sure picked a good time to come back North, but this morning we are bound for Idaho/Oregon/Washington.
April 19:
Yet another casino experience. There is a forecast for snow showers, so we are uncertain as to when we may head out, enroute to Farewell Bend, OR. Seems really ridiculous that we are heading into cold, wet weather. Maybe we just haven't got this "snowbird" thing right. Had a fun night at blackjack last night with a drunk Russian who ended up tossing me about $100 as they were escorting him from the casino. It pays to be charming when playing with drunk Russians.
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